10 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Krakow Poland 🇵🇱 | Krakow Travel Video

17 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 0:43

   Wawel Royal Castle

   🏰 Palace · Wawel

   Best experienced early in the morning.

2. 1:18

   Wawel Cathedral

   ⛩️ Temple · Wawel

   The interior is singled out as just as impressive as the exterior.

3. 2:34

   Kazimierz

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Kazimierz

   Paintings and drawings decorate many walls; best explored on a long walk.

4. 3:42

   Ojców National Park

   🚆 Day trip · Ojców

   Recommended as an escape from crowded city streets in the summer peak season, good for a morning or afternoon.

5. 5:10

   Main Market Square (Rynek Główny)

   🏢 Landmark · Stare Miasto

   Worth spending hours soaking up the atmosphere instead of writing it off as a tourist trap.

6. 5:10

   St. Mary's Basilica

   ⛩️ Temple · Stare Miasto

   The trumpet call is played from the highest tower.

7. 5:31

   Town Hall Tower

   🏛️ Historic site · Stare Miasto

   Called a must-see even for those who have already seen Pisa.

8. 5:44

   Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)

   🛒 Market · Stare Miasto · brief mention

9. 6:42

   Barbican (Barbakan)

   🏛️ Historic site · Stare Miasto

   Occasional theatre productions and art shows are held inside.

10. 6:42

    Floriańska Street

    🛍️ Shopping · Stare Miasto · brief mention

11. 7:20

    St. Florian's Gate

    🏛️ Historic site · Stare Miasto

    Artwork hangs along the adjacent city walls.

12. 9:02

    Grodzka Street

    🏢 Landmark · Stare Miasto · brief mention

13. 9:47

    Podgórze

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Podgórze

    Home to a large mound and Schindler's Factory, so there are plenty of activities in the area.

14. 10:35

    Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory

    🏛️ Museum · Zabłocie · brief mention

15. 11:28

    Kościuszko Mound

    🏢 Landmark · Zwierzyniec

    About five minutes by Uber or Bolt from the castle; the way to the top passes through the museum.

16. 12:19

    Tyniec Abbey

    ⛩️ Temple · Tyniec

    Reachable in under an hour by bike along a scenic cycle path from Kraków.

17. 13:28

    Nowa Huta

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Nowa Huta

    Tours show life in communist Poland; the area divides opinion, loved by some and hated by others.